gallivat

[Perhaps from Dut. gale i =a galley, and vat =a ve el.] Naut .: A large, swift sailing galley or small ve el used on the Malabar coast. They are seldom over seventy tons burden, are two-masted, and carry small swivel guns. găl-li-wasp, s. [First element ( gall i ) doubtful; second, Eng. wasp; cf. gally worm.] Zool.: Celestus occiduus , a small lizard, family Scincide, found in the West Indies. It is an object of terror to the inhabitants, but is really harmle . *gal-loc, s . [A. S.] The herb Comfrey.